10 Gb/s is the best choice for your Data Center Network
Progression of Cabling Performance
The key data center standards recommend 10Gb/s or better cabling based on the time-tested best-practice of selecting systems that will provide the maximum longevity. This minimizes the disruption and downtime associated with lower-performing cabling and provides lower total cost of ownership for the cabling plant.
It all boils down to the constant advance of network performance requirements. IP and storage applications are evolving more and more rapidly, consuming bandwidth, driving faster speeds and shortening network application life cycles. Even Moores Law is being challenged - by most estimates, processing power doubles every 12 months, compared to Moores original 24-month benchmark. The longer your cabling plant can support these expanding performance requirements, the more cost-effective it becomes.
Small Investment, Big Implications
Cabling typically represents just 3% of your networks hardware spend and under 0.4% of the total IT budget. In spite of its relatively low cost, the cabling plant is the critical foundation of your organization - the backbone upon which the entire network runs. Cabling is also the longest lasting piece of network infrastructure, expected to last 10-15 years, supporting 2-3 iterations of active equipment and is potentially the most difficult and disruptive piece to replace.
In other words, it is the last place in your data center you should settle for "just good enough."
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